Explanation
Rezoning Application Z14-033
APPLICANT: JD NWCC, LTD.; c/o Deanna R. Cook and Jill Tangeman, Attys.; 52 East Gay Street; Columbus, Ohio 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Apartment complex and park.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (7-0) on October 9, 2014.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: The site is developed with a former technical school in the R, Rural, and AR-12, Apartment Residential Districts. A portion of the parcel that is divided by Sawtooth Lane is zoned CPD, Commercial Planned Development District, and provides access from Sawmill Road. The requested L-AR-1, Limited Apartment Residential District will allow a 252-unit apartment complex to be developed on approximately twelve acres, with three additional acres being dedicated to the City of Columbus as parkland. The over-all density including the park is 16.72 units/acre, which is consistent with an ARLD District, but because the park will be a different parcel after dedication, the AR-1 District must be utilized to permit the proposed density on the development parcel. The site is located within the planning area of the Northwest Plan (2007). The Plan provides no specific land use recommendation for this site but includes a general recommendation that infill residential development be “consistent and compatible with the land use and density of the surrounding area.” Multi-unit residential development is appropriate at this location, and concerns about the proposed density are mitigated by commitment to a site plan, limitations and development standards that address building height, pedestrian connectivity, landscaping, building materials, lighting restrictions, and the significant parkland dedication.
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To rezone 2960 CRANSTON DRIVE (43017), being 15.07± acres located on the north side of Cranston Drive, 480± feet west of Sawtooth Lane, From: R, Rural, AR-12, Apartment Residential, and CPD, Commercial Planned Development Districts, To: L-AR-1, Limited Apartment ...
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